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Go faster paint for propellers

Published 3rd April 2015 | By Julian

Velox-Plus-300x297I keep Lookin Foor Kloos on the Lymington river and for some years have been using Trilux antifoul on the propeller. While this has represented an improvement in fouling vs just polishing the prop, I was still noticing a significant slow down in performance under motor come the end of the season and some growth of worm when the boat was lifted.

Last season, I was getting the boat ready on the yard and a neighbour was praising the virtues of Velox Plus, an Italian antifoul paint and gave me the remains of his tins of primer and antifoul which I gratefully received and used.

So, how did it perform? I must say that the results have been very positive. I re-launched Lookin Foor Kloos in late March and lifted her on August 20th for a scrub prior to a cross channel race. While the hull was a little slimed which washed off easily, the prop came out brilliant white with no fouling at all. The yard commented that most of the boats lifted had had quite some fouling on the propeller so they were surprised.

Re-launched, the prop. Still appears to have remained clean of foul – I will see what it looks like when lifted again in May.

Details of Velox Plus can be found here at www.marlinpaint.com and is available from Marinescene for £36 for the antifoul and primer.

Posted in Engine, Technical

Maxi Rallies 2015

Published 4th March 2015 | By Carolyn Trimming

MAXI OWNERS ASSOCIATION

SOLENT RALLY PROGRAMME 2015

Easter 2015. Saturday 4th April Hamble Point Marina – Drinks and nibbles on Asante followed by dinner at a local restuarant. Sunday 5th April – head off to Beaulieu, luunch at anchor (weather permitting!) and then head up to Bucklers Hard Marina for a safari supper on the boats. HW Portsmouth 1300. Organisers Andy & Sara Horwood

May 16th &17th Southsea Marina H.W.10.35 Yachts will have to arrive by 1330 at latest (deeper draught yachts would be wise to be at marina entrance by1230) to gain access to marina . Local organiser Graham Bremer

June 17th & 18th  Midweek Midsummer Meet Bembridge  H.W 12.49 Local organiser. R. Sams

July (date TBA) Poole Parkstone Yacht Club  Local organisers David Lack & Neil Niven

 

September  12 &13 Yarmouth H.W. 11.46

October 17 &18th Shepards Wharf, Cowes H.W. 14.42

Anyone requiring further information on any of the rallies please contact the Solent Coordinator Graham Bremer

grahambarry00@gmail.com

Posted in Rally Programme 2015

AGM Notice 2015

Published 30th January 2015 | By Andy Horwood

MAXI OWNERS’ ASSOCIATION 

2015 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

We are pleased to invite you, as a Member of the MAXI OWNERS’ ASSOCIATION, to our A.G.M. which will take place at:

The Phoenix Inn

High Street

Twyford

Winchester

SO21 1RF

on

Sunday 1st March 2015 

Programme

12.00 AGM (all welcome)

13.00 Meal (Curry Buffet) & Drink and Skittles.

 Members and families are welcome to the AGM, but if you would just like to attend the social part you are very welcome. The main purpose for the AGM will be to agree the Association programme for 2015 and to elect Officers to the Committee.

The meal will be a curry buffet at a cost of £12 per head. A first drink will be provided by

M-O-A.

Committee

Due to the changes in the committee at the end of this year we still have vacancies for:

East Coast Rally Co-ordinator.

Vice-chairman

Webmaster

General committee member

We would welcome any volunteers.

Events

We are conscious that currently most events are Solent /South Coast.

If there are members in other locations interested in attending events or maybe arranging pub meetings, rallies do lets us know to so any suggestions could be discussed at the AGM.

AOB

Anything else members would like to raise then please forward to the committee.

Agenda:

            1. Apologies

            2. Chairman’s Report – Activities during the year

            3. Treasurer’s Report – Membership and accounts

            4. Rally co-ordinator’s report on 2014 programme

5. Variation to Rule 5.2 to remove the following ‘Only one representative of a MAXI         yacht shall be eligible to serve as an Officer of the Association at any one time’.

            6. Election/Re-election of Officers / Committee Members and Honorary Members

                        Committee Members:

Chairman

Julian Trimming

Vice-Chairman

Vacant

Secretary

Peter Sands

Treasurer

Sarah Sands

Web-Master

Vacant

South Coast Rally Co-ordinator

Graham Bremer

UK Rally Co-ordinator

Peter Stonestreet

Membership Secretary

Sara Horwood

East Coast Rally Co-ordinator

Vacant

General Committee Member

Andy Horwood

Carolyn Trimming

plus 1 vacancy

            7. Discussion on events, web site, help required and developing activity on website

            8. Any other business

As we need to confirm meal numbers with the pub, please confirm if you will be attending by Monday 23rd February.

 

You will find also attached a Form of Proxy (for completion if you are unable to attend).

Please return either by email to membership@maxiowners.net or by post to the Membership Secretary by Friday 27th February for Proxy votes to be counted.

M-O-A Committee                                                                                        February 2015


FORM of PROXY                                        MOA A.G.M.                         1st March 2015

Voting by Proxy

            You can vote by proxy by marking with an “X” against each item.

            If you mark in some other way or more than once against the item or leave blank then        no vote will be recorded for that item.

Deadline for voting by proxy

This form, properly completed, should be returned to the Membership Secretary,
Sara Horwood, Anemone Cottage, South Lane, Nomansland, Salisbury, SP5 2BZ
by the latest Wednesday 2nd April. No proxy forms can be accepted after that date.

Signing the Form

            For your vote to be counted you must sign at the foot of the form.

       The following posts are vacant. If you are prepared to volunteer for one, please tick below:
Vice Chairman
Web Master
            East Coast Rally Co-ordinator
            General Committee Member
Items requiring a vote:

For

Against

Abstain

Discretion of Chairman
1.    To re-elect existing committee members to current positions and to elect new committee members
2.    To re-elect Mick Nelmes and Hugh Rowan as an Honorary Members for 2015/16
3.    To re-elect the SD Marine team and Haskins Marine as Associate Members for 2015/16
      

Matters for discussion (please write in):

 

Signed——————————————————–           Date ———————-

Name (Capitals please)———————————————-                   

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